Tomb-Sweeping Day
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Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival during which people honor their ancestors by cleaning gravesites, making offerings, and paying respects to the deceased.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tomb-Sweeping Day canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9889302 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tomb-Sweeping Day Context triple: [Qingming Festival, alsoKnownAs, Tomb-Sweeping Day]
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A.
Double Ninth Festival
The Double Ninth Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday observed on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, marked by ancestor veneration, mountain climbing, and chrysanthemum appreciation for health and longevity.
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B.
Qiang New Year
Qiang New Year is a traditional ethnic festival of the Qiang people in China, marked by ancestral worship, folk performances, and communal celebrations to welcome the new year.
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C.
The Story of Qiu Ju
The Story of Qiu Ju is a 1992 Chinese drama film directed by Zhang Yimou that follows a peasant woman's determined quest for justice within the rural Chinese legal system.
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D.
Black Tiger Spring
Black Tiger Spring is a renowned natural artesian spring in Jinan, China, celebrated for its clear waters, distinctive tiger-shaped stone outlets, and cultural significance as one of the city's most famous springs.
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E.
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day is a critically acclaimed 1991 Taiwanese coming-of-age crime drama film directed by Edward Yang, renowned for its epic scope and nuanced portrayal of youth and political turmoil in 1960s Taipei.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tomb-Sweeping Day Target entity description: Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival during which people honor their ancestors by cleaning gravesites, making offerings, and paying respects to the deceased.
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A.
Double Ninth Festival
The Double Ninth Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday observed on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, marked by ancestor veneration, mountain climbing, and chrysanthemum appreciation for health and longevity.
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B.
Qiang New Year
Qiang New Year is a traditional ethnic festival of the Qiang people in China, marked by ancestral worship, folk performances, and communal celebrations to welcome the new year.
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C.
The Story of Qiu Ju
The Story of Qiu Ju is a 1992 Chinese drama film directed by Zhang Yimou that follows a peasant woman's determined quest for justice within the rural Chinese legal system.
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D.
Black Tiger Spring
Black Tiger Spring is a renowned natural artesian spring in Jinan, China, celebrated for its clear waters, distinctive tiger-shaped stone outlets, and cultural significance as one of the city's most famous springs.
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E.
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day is a critically acclaimed 1991 Taiwanese coming-of-age crime drama film directed by Edward Yang, renowned for its epic scope and nuanced portrayal of youth and political turmoil in 1960s Taipei.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural observance
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public holiday ⓘ traditional Chinese festival ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
continuity of family lineage
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respect for ancestors ⓘ seasonal change ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| basedOnCalendar |
traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar
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linked to:
traditional Chinese calendar
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| custom |
burning incense
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burning joss paper ⓘ family gatherings ⓘ grave cleaning ⓘ kite flying ⓘ offering food to ancestors ⓘ offering wine at graves ⓘ planting trees ⓘ presenting flowers at graves ⓘ spring outings ⓘ tomb sweeping ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Clear and Bright Festival
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linked to:
Pure Brightness Festival
Pure Brightness Festival ⓘ Qingming Festival ⓘ |
| hasChineseName | 清明节 ⓘ |
| hasPinyinName |
Qīngmíng Jié
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linked to:
Qingming Festival
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| hasTheme |
ancestor veneration
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filial piety ⓘ remembrance of the dead ⓘ spring renewal ⓘ |
| observedIn |
China
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Chinese diaspora communities ⓘ Hong Kong ⓘ
linked to:
Hong Kong, China
Macau ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Singapore ⓘ Taiwan ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
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| occursOn | 15th day after the Spring Equinox ⓘ |
| recognizedAsPublicHolidayIn |
Hong Kong
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linked to:
Hong Kong, China
Macau ⓘ Taiwan ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
mainland China ⓘ
linked to:
China
|
| relatedTo |
Cold Food Festival
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Double Ninth Festival ⓘ |
| season | spring ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianDate |
April 4
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April 5 ⓘ April 6 ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianDateRange | April 4–6 ⓘ |
| UNESCOIntangibleCulturalHeritageStatus | part of practices of ancestor veneration in Chinese culture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tomb-Sweeping Day Description of subject: Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival during which people honor their ancestors by cleaning gravesites, making offerings, and paying respects to the deceased.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.